Wow, can't believe it's been a year since I last posted. Yeah, I had forgotten the password and it took me ages to finally remember which email I linked this blog to.
Well, now that things are back in order, I will be updating my blog with mostly travel items. No more rantings about crazy things unless needed. Things will be more positive from now on.=)
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Banana leaf complaint
Wow, the last time I was here was two months ago. Time has passed by quickly since then. Have started a new job which is soo much better than the old one. Urgh, I'm trying to forget that horrid time period of eight months.
Went to eat banana leaf at Sri Nirvana in Bangsar. I went there two times before and serious was always fast and courteous and the food was delicious. However, when I visited during Chinese New Year, my expectations went straight to hell.
I sat there for a good five minutes waiting for someone to serve me but the lousy waiters nearby pretended not to notice. So I flagged one down and and he cleaned my table but said something in Tamil to his coworker. One Indian lady customer nearby overheard and smiled at his comment and I so wished that I had asked her what the hell was so funny. The idiot waiter was also surly and acted like he rather be out on his ass than helping out in the restaurant. When he saw an interracial couple (maybe they were regulars) he gave them such a fake smile and proceeded to lick their asses. God, I hate people like that who kiss the ass of expats and so but mistreat the locals or single diners.
The one lady boss there kept shouting at a young server in front of her customers. Like woman, do you have no shame? Maybe I should feel some pity for the workers but she was taking it out on the wrong person. She should be shouting at the lazy ass-hat who served me!
And the food! My god, it tasted like a comatose baby whipping up playdough with mud! How the fuck can you not know how to cook rice? Soggy as hell rice, marsala chicken tasted like cow dung and the fried vegetables were stale and not crunchy. I didn't finish anything and left my banana leaf with most of the food intact. Is it a waste? Yes it is but if it tastes like shit, I ain't stuffing it down my throat.
As I paid the bill, I complained to the manager of the server's attitude and told him I am never going back there ever again. Stupid restaurant.
For those who are thinking of frequenting that shitty restaurant, beware of that dark Indian guy who is quite tall, with a medium build and moustache and wearing a visor. Apparently, I complained to my coworkers about Sri Nirvana and they said the service there is known to be crappy.
Went to eat banana leaf at Sri Nirvana in Bangsar. I went there two times before and serious was always fast and courteous and the food was delicious. However, when I visited during Chinese New Year, my expectations went straight to hell.
I sat there for a good five minutes waiting for someone to serve me but the lousy waiters nearby pretended not to notice. So I flagged one down and and he cleaned my table but said something in Tamil to his coworker. One Indian lady customer nearby overheard and smiled at his comment and I so wished that I had asked her what the hell was so funny. The idiot waiter was also surly and acted like he rather be out on his ass than helping out in the restaurant. When he saw an interracial couple (maybe they were regulars) he gave them such a fake smile and proceeded to lick their asses. God, I hate people like that who kiss the ass of expats and so but mistreat the locals or single diners.
The one lady boss there kept shouting at a young server in front of her customers. Like woman, do you have no shame? Maybe I should feel some pity for the workers but she was taking it out on the wrong person. She should be shouting at the lazy ass-hat who served me!
And the food! My god, it tasted like a comatose baby whipping up playdough with mud! How the fuck can you not know how to cook rice? Soggy as hell rice, marsala chicken tasted like cow dung and the fried vegetables were stale and not crunchy. I didn't finish anything and left my banana leaf with most of the food intact. Is it a waste? Yes it is but if it tastes like shit, I ain't stuffing it down my throat.
As I paid the bill, I complained to the manager of the server's attitude and told him I am never going back there ever again. Stupid restaurant.
For those who are thinking of frequenting that shitty restaurant, beware of that dark Indian guy who is quite tall, with a medium build and moustache and wearing a visor. Apparently, I complained to my coworkers about Sri Nirvana and they said the service there is known to be crappy.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Horrible Service at KFC Alamanda
I hate Alamanda. Detest. It. Hate the crowded parking lot, hate the barbaric crowd who seem to only go there to hang around the park or Carrefour and I hate the idiotic 'customer service' reps at KFC.
Today, I went into the KFC Alamanda to try to buy the snack plate and noticed that there were four cashiers open. I went to the one to the farthest left and asked her if this line was open but she said that only the two lines next to her register was open. I looked to my right and only saw two cashiers, both to the farthest right. I stood in line at the right cashier behind another girl who was ordering her food. Once she got her food, I moved to the front of the cashier and proceeded to order but the stupid girl said, "Sorry, Miss, the line is closed."
What the fuck? They had helped the other girl and if the line was closed, why didn't they tell me that earlier?? I opened my mouth and said, "that other cashier told me that there were two cashiers open and I saw this one and that is why I am standing here". As I was about to explain further, this other ugly, full of makeup bitch shouted, "CLOSED." I just stared at her in disbelief thinking, 'Oh hell no, this fugly bitch did not just scream at me. Especially when I was just explaining myself and wasn't giving attitude or anything'. The other two bitches (why the fuck does one cash register need three people? Hello, these people are idiots!) just stared blankly at me. Frustrated, I said again, "but that lady said there were two cashier---oh forgettit."
It was no use arguing with such retarded assholes like these girls. I shot them an angry look and went to the cashier to my left, who was really nice to me and treated me like a normal human being. I was still mad though, and was going to ask her to call her manager so that I could inform her of her customer representatives bad attitude towards me, but I decided to drop the matter. Fact is, maybe the girl didn't understand English properly but she shouldn't be raising her voice to her customers like that. I will let this matter slide thanks to my having a fever, or I would've bitch-slapped that hoe.
Lesson learned: Don't go to KFC in Alamanda else you will be served by fugly, lazy girls who stand by the counters and just chat with their own co-workers instead of serving their customers. And why do you need three people for one register? What the hell, KFC Malaysia Corp. You guys are wasting your money on these slobs. Better inspect your restaurants because your workers are hardly working, your restaurant is dirty as fuck (hmm...same goes to your 'clientele') and your food taste like saw-dust mixed with shit. When was the last time someone changed the syrup in your soft-drinks machine? The 7-up I got didn't taste like 7-up! It tasted like undistilled water that I could have gotten from the bathroom or even the toilet!
What a bloody waste of RM10.30.
Today, I went into the KFC Alamanda to try to buy the snack plate and noticed that there were four cashiers open. I went to the one to the farthest left and asked her if this line was open but she said that only the two lines next to her register was open. I looked to my right and only saw two cashiers, both to the farthest right. I stood in line at the right cashier behind another girl who was ordering her food. Once she got her food, I moved to the front of the cashier and proceeded to order but the stupid girl said, "Sorry, Miss, the line is closed."
What the fuck? They had helped the other girl and if the line was closed, why didn't they tell me that earlier?? I opened my mouth and said, "that other cashier told me that there were two cashiers open and I saw this one and that is why I am standing here". As I was about to explain further, this other ugly, full of makeup bitch shouted, "CLOSED." I just stared at her in disbelief thinking, 'Oh hell no, this fugly bitch did not just scream at me. Especially when I was just explaining myself and wasn't giving attitude or anything'. The other two bitches (why the fuck does one cash register need three people? Hello, these people are idiots!) just stared blankly at me. Frustrated, I said again, "but that lady said there were two cashier---oh forgettit."
It was no use arguing with such retarded assholes like these girls. I shot them an angry look and went to the cashier to my left, who was really nice to me and treated me like a normal human being. I was still mad though, and was going to ask her to call her manager so that I could inform her of her customer representatives bad attitude towards me, but I decided to drop the matter. Fact is, maybe the girl didn't understand English properly but she shouldn't be raising her voice to her customers like that. I will let this matter slide thanks to my having a fever, or I would've bitch-slapped that hoe.
Lesson learned: Don't go to KFC in Alamanda else you will be served by fugly, lazy girls who stand by the counters and just chat with their own co-workers instead of serving their customers. And why do you need three people for one register? What the hell, KFC Malaysia Corp. You guys are wasting your money on these slobs. Better inspect your restaurants because your workers are hardly working, your restaurant is dirty as fuck (hmm...same goes to your 'clientele') and your food taste like saw-dust mixed with shit. When was the last time someone changed the syrup in your soft-drinks machine? The 7-up I got didn't taste like 7-up! It tasted like undistilled water that I could have gotten from the bathroom or even the toilet!
What a bloody waste of RM10.30.
Friday, November 26, 2010
RIP Caer
A friend from the US passed away recently. A week and some days ago to be exact. I just wished that I had checked my correspondence earlier. The shock has gone away but the sadness is still inside my heart. She was such a lovely and strong person too.
Caer passed away on November 16th, 2010 at 9:00am.
It's unreal. Just over a month ago, I was exchanging comments with her and from her positive updates on her chemo, we all thought she was going to get better. She was a strong, beautiful, courageous, lovely woman who never judged a person even if that person had different viewpoints from her own. We were lj friends for more than 6 years but I knew her in two years earlier.
Caer gave me advice, read and offered her own helpful thoughts and she was one of the most loveliest woman I've had the chance to get to know in life. Wish I was on the other side of the world so that I could have attended her wake.
Rest in Peace Babe and love you.
Missing you as ye shall be sorely missed.
RIP
Caer Daly
03-29-1976
Caer passed away on November 16th, 2010 at 9:00am.
It's unreal. Just over a month ago, I was exchanging comments with her and from her positive updates on her chemo, we all thought she was going to get better. She was a strong, beautiful, courageous, lovely woman who never judged a person even if that person had different viewpoints from her own. We were lj friends for more than 6 years but I knew her in two years earlier.
Caer gave me advice, read and offered her own helpful thoughts and she was one of the most loveliest woman I've had the chance to get to know in life. Wish I was on the other side of the world so that I could have attended her wake.
Rest in Peace Babe and love you.
Missing you as ye shall be sorely missed.
Caer Daly
03-29-1976
Friday, November 5, 2010
Braces time!!
I am getting braces!! Finally, after 5 bloody years of enduring crappy teeth (which, btw, only turned crappy in college), I have saved enough money to get some orthodontic help.
Okay, my teeth aren't horrible as some people but I've always been bothered by them especially when taking close-up pictures. The front teeth are uneven compared to the other teeth and one of my canines have shifted out of place. Disgusting.
I went to see Dr. How in Bangsar and he is very sweet and nice. He asked me if I was of mixed parentage because in his words, I have a European nose. Hmm..how bizarre, I always thought I had a Native American nose, lol!! His services are a bit expensive compared to the norm but his personality and perfectionism is worth every cent.
Bad thing is that I will have to extract four healthy teeth!! And one stupid, small wisdom tooth that wasn't extracted because that Filipino surgeon bitch in Torrance said it wasn't worth it!! Stupid cow, my insurance could have covered that! It wasn't worth paying a premium of $44 per month for dental insurance if I couldn't utilize the services properly. Grr.
So my braces will be fitted next Wednesday and I am excited. Only thing I'm not excited about is the atrocious parking in Bangsar. Does every expat and wannabe social climbers and their mothers in KL go there for lunch or something? Sheesh.
Pictures will be up next week.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Mineral Makeup and Laura Mercier
*This is a review for makeup and may bore some people*
Ouch..my itchy, itchy face.
I went to the Robinsons at the Gardens Mid Valley and requested for the sales assistant to test the foundation. She used the makeup remover to wipe off the existing concealer I had put on prior to going out, used some sort of toner and then put primer. My face was flaming red due to either the remover or toner. It was quite embarrassing sitting on the counter chair showing the whole world my burning red cheeks with blemishes and all.
Ouch..my itchy, itchy face.
On a quest to find the perfect foundation that could stand the heat and humity of the weather here, I did some online research for mineral makeup products in Malaysia and read rave reviews about the Laura Mercier Mineral Powder SPF15. This product is one of the rare minerals foundation found in Malaysia as there isn't such a craze for minerals as in the US.
Previously, I have tested and tried Bare Escentuals, Everyday Minerals and Urban Decay back in the US. Bare Escentuals was too thick and made me itchy as hell, probably due to the bismuth oxychloride and mica. I tried Everyday Minerals which suited my sensitive skin but it was hard to match the foundation to my skin perfectly.
Urban Decay's 'Surreal Skin' was the best fit as it fit my skin tone perfectly and it didn't cause any itchy or burning sensations. The product does have a bit of mica and bismuth but it may be in lower quantities than BE since I my face wasn't protesting at all. UD is hard as hell to find in Malaysia since there isn't a Sephora here...best bet would be to go to Singapore and buy it there or wait til next year for Sephora to come to Kuala Lumpur.
I went to the Robinsons at the Gardens Mid Valley and requested for the sales assistant to test the foundation. She used the makeup remover to wipe off the existing concealer I had put on prior to going out, used some sort of toner and then put primer. My face was flaming red due to either the remover or toner. It was quite embarrassing sitting on the counter chair showing the whole world my burning red cheeks with blemishes and all.
The SA matched my skin with the foundation color (Natural Beige) and tapped some of the powder onto the top container. Using her brush to swirl the powder around, she tapped the brush against the container to remove the excess powder and brushed it against my face.
There is a sieve which allows the user to twist for usage
I kept looking at the mirror to see the effect of the powder and without concealer on my face, the foundation provided great coverage. However, it does enlarge some pores especially if the ones closer to the nose. The SA also brushed the 'Mineral Finishing Powder No.1' which gave my face a nice matte finish.
Impressed and liking the look of my skin, I purchased both products and received a RM20 voucher for spending more than RM180 in one transaction. I looked at the voucher as I was walking out of the store and nearly laughed. It expired in two days!
15 minutes later, I felt my face start to itch and the effects were just like the Bare Escentuals mishap. It felt like an itching/burning sensation on areas like my chin, around the mouth, my forehead and my cheekbones. I tried to endure it for awhile thinking that my face was just trying to get used to it but I couldn't stand it so as soon as I got home, I went to the bathroom and washed my face twice.
What a pity. It looked and felt like a great product but because of the two ingredients, it just didn't fit my acne-prone, highly sensitive skin.
I called Robinsons and explained my situation to them. Since I didn't use the two products and kept my receipt, I am able to exchange or return the products for my money back within 14 days. Yay!
The return policy is horrible in Malaysia as most places do not allow you to return or exchange anything but the policy at Robinsons is pretty damn good. So note to readers: check all ingredients listed on the product first before purchasing it and if you do purchase the product, make sure the store has a good return policy.
*sighs* Now I will still have to go around looking for the perfect foundation...might try the Laura Mercer Oil-free Tinted Moisturizer as I heard it was great for sensitive skin but I hope it won't cause another allergic reaction.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Missing You Already
R.I.P Rock Cafe Food Court. Ye shall be missed.
I remember the days when, after a hard day's work, Old Boney Bitch and I would sit under the shaded roof-top, the musty smell of Chinese wine and food mixed with the stench of underarm from the nearby workers drifting in the air, and drinking fine hard glasses of tasty, cheap as hell beer.
I will miss most of all, the three Bangla workers Monoril Islam, BlipBlop and Topon...every time they saw us on Fridays, after 6:00pm, they would polish our table and have our beers waiting without a moment's haste. I shall also miss seeing the regular Thai girls who used to sit in front of us, eyeing potential clients as they walked past their tables.
It is a crying shame to find out from some of the workers that they had to close down because there wasn't enough business and they didn't have a lot of loyal, regular customers like OBB and I.
Never ever, will there be another place like the FC. *sniffs*
I remember the days when, after a hard day's work, Old Boney Bitch and I would sit under the shaded roof-top, the musty smell of Chinese wine and food mixed with the stench of underarm from the nearby workers drifting in the air, and drinking fine hard glasses of tasty, cheap as hell beer.
I will miss most of all, the three Bangla workers Monoril Islam, BlipBlop and Topon...every time they saw us on Fridays, after 6:00pm, they would polish our table and have our beers waiting without a moment's haste. I shall also miss seeing the regular Thai girls who used to sit in front of us, eyeing potential clients as they walked past their tables.
It is a crying shame to find out from some of the workers that they had to close down because there wasn't enough business and they didn't have a lot of loyal, regular customers like OBB and I.
Never ever, will there be another place like the FC. *sniffs*
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